What color is #668C94?

#668C94 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668C94?

The RGB value is 102, 140, 148: 102 red, 140 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668C94?

The complementary color is #946E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668C94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668C94 color

#668C94 rgb(102, 140, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #668C94 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 54.9% green and 58% blue (102, 140, 148).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#668C94 color codes

HEX	`#668C94`
RGB	`rgb(102, 140, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 54.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, -11.11, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 14, 217.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.201, 23.718, 31.525)`
Decimal	`6720660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668C94, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #668C94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668C94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #668C94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668c94; }
.text { color: #668c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668c94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 140 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668c94, #667594); }

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Questions

What color is #668C94?: #668C94 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668C94?: The RGB value is 102, 140, 148: 102 red, 140 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668C94?: The complementary color is #946E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668C94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.